273 Chapter 18-15 The Otori Family Joins the Fight

What's going on in the Frontier Territory right now?

"I don't know the details, but according to the letter, it was about a week ago, so I think the fight has already started."

The number of empires was about 30,000, and the Bordeaux family rushed to mobilize 15,000. Since I built the foundation before and then fought around the fort on the border strengthened by the Bordeaux family, it seems that if you believe in the theory that you need three times as many troops to attack the castle, you won't get the figure of three times as many soldiers in this world where magic exists, and above all, the Empire will still increase its soldiers.

So Leon came to ask me to join him?

I don't want to go too far, but I think we'll have to join the fight, as it could spread to the capital. When you think about it,

No, I want Temma to put out a golem.

It was about me.

"Oottori, this war may not only occur simultaneously in the [Kingdom vs. Empire], but also in the [Kingdom vs. Rebels]. If that happens, the enemy will attack from the west."

The Marquis of Sammons seems convinced that if a rebellion appeared, it would be the Duke of Dharam with a territory on the western side of the kingdom. Well, Duke Dharam is the leader of the Reformers, and from what he knows how things have been going so far, he's sure to make a big bet.

"Well, even if it moves, I think the Duke's house in the north and the Duke's house at the northwest end will be the corresponding house, but it may not be in time due to the chaos of the war and the movement of the Duke of Daram." In that case, I would like Lord Otori to stay in the Royal Capital as a deterrent against the rebels. The best way to succeed in the coup is to uproot the royal family, but Lord Otori will be able to rescue His Majesty and leave the royal capital before they can attack the royal castle. "

That said, the Marquis of Samons laughed. It is said that the Royalists, mainly the Duke of Sangha and the Marquis of Sammons, will form an army in the Frontier Territory. As a result, the royalty in and around the Royal Capital will temporarily decrease, so it seems that I am needed as a force to supplement it when I have to. However, he did not mean to stay in the royal castle and be a guard, but to stay away from the royal capital. This is not a request, but it is a restriction on my movements, so it seems that I will receive the appropriate reward.

"If the Frontier Boys are fighting to defend the King's capital, I will cooperate as much as I can." Just give me a minute. "

Having said that, I kept Leon waiting and headed for my room and the room I was using for storage. I went to pick it up.

"Leon, I've put five thousand golem cores in this." Take it with you. "

"Is that so good?!" But I can't give the Boundary Boy a price worthy of that..... "

Leon was surprised by the loud voice for a moment, but his voice squeezed out that he couldn't get the money ready right away.

"No, I'll lend you this for free. Besides, I don't complain if it gets damaged. But return the golems that were left at the end of the war, even if they were broken nuclei.”

As long as someone you know is involved, it's not a big deal if the golem is broken. Rather, I wouldn't mind using everything to defend myself. However, beyond the name of lending, the fact that it was returned even if it was a single piece of nuclear fragment is necessary. Otherwise, the Reformers will come out.

“So, when and how do the Duke of Sangha and the Marquis of Sammons move?”

"First, the head of the royal family in the capital city and his deputies will gather for a brief meeting. In the meantime, they will send a message to each territory and gather the soldiers. They will meet the soldiers of each territory while heading to the periphery of Houston. They will split the army in two, and later they will push back from the left and right of the fort."

If it works, we can attack from behind the enemy's back, and we can fight the soldiers in the fort... I hope it works.

In the first place, how did the enemy enter the Frontier Province?

"I don't know the details yet, but I think I probably crossed the mountain." And it's like disposing of a soldier over and over again. "

The mountains between the Frontier Territory and the Empire are quite steep, and anyone with a decent mind would not expect to climb them. However, since magic exists in this world, if there are a large number of soldiers who can use the magic of "floating" and "flying", it may be an effective means for ambushing. However, if there are enough soldiers who can use the magic in the first place, it is more likely to attack the fort directly without crossing the mountain. Above all, there are many ferocious monsters flying in the sky, such as "Weyburn".

Do you mean you scattered the bait while building the road, and crossed the mountain while the monster's belly swelled up and grew older?

"It's very likely." If it is true, it is an outward path, an inhumane act, but it is a very effective operation in terms of war. I'm going to throw up. "

As the Marquis of Sammons said, if it is true, I feel sympathy for the enemies and I feel anger at the superiors.

However, it is the Kingdom that will be attacked in the future, so those feelings must be discarded immediately.

"And, Leon, this is the flour I stocked up at home." It should weigh 500 kilos for bread, so take it with you. Well, it's probably more of an amount than nothing. "

I don't know how many breads we can make with 500 kilos, but at least 10,000 will be light. However, it is still a small gift for the army of tens of thousands, so I just said it is a gift full of feelings. Well, I was inspired by this, and I thought it would be nice to have some food from other nobles... but I have some thoughts.

"Five hundred will save you!" Well then, I'll head for the fort immediately..... "

"Wait, Leon!"

Albert stood up and stopped Leon as he tried to run.

"What are you doing, Albert?"

"What are you doing...?" This brain muscle! You will stay in the capital and back up with me and Cain! Deposit the supplies from Temma with the most trustworthy of the Houston Housemates in the capital! "

Leon didn't seem to understand the meaning of Albert's words, but when the Marquis of Sammons told him to do as Albert said, he nodded softly. However, I still didn't seem to understand the meaning.

“And Albert, this is the core of the Golem for the Duke of Sanga and the Marquis of Sammons. There should be 3,000 of each, so don't hesitate to use it when you have to. The conditions are the same as those of the Houston Frontier House."

As well as collecting the golem nucleus to rent out to the Houston Frontier House, we also prepared for the other two houses.

In the meantime, when I explained to Albert in front of me, not only Albert, but also the Marquis of Sammons, who was trying to teach Leon what it meant to remain in the capital, had a surprised face.

“Yeah, but there's only one thing you should have known about Albert.”

"What is that?"

Albert asks me with a strange look,

"Don't be a feline." From what you've done so far, you're going to be the best. "

To put it seriously, Albert's denial and the laughter of the Marquis of Sammons and the Leons resounded in the Mansion. Incidentally, when Primera and Amur heard the voice, Primera and Amur aligned their voices and said, "Indeed!” Jeanne and Aura nodded affirmatively. Next, I asked someone who was likely to be a cat baba for a trial, and the Marquis of Samons mentioned the name "that's probably my cain" first.

Lord Temma, it's a golem for the Third House, but could you deposit it with me?

At the end of the story, the Marquis of Samons said something like that. Indeed, it is the highest ranking of those who will leave the royal capital, and since it is undoubtedly the Marquis of Samons who becomes the general on the road, I think it is fine, but there was a question of whether that would scorn the House of the Duke of Sangha and the House of the Frontiers. In fact, I didn't know if Leon cared or noticed, but there was no change in the signs. But Albert felt a little angry.

"To be honest, under the current circumstances, I can't completely trust anyone other than Leon and Albert here, including their family... including the Samons." Although I am disqualified as the principal, I wonder how much the Empire has moved beyond the imagination of the Frontier Boys, and why it is so perfected. "

"In other words, does the Marquis of Sammons think that there are traitors in the House of Houston or in the Royal Family?"

"To put it mysteriously, yes. If Albert or Leon were close to the one who deposited the Golem's nucleus, the treacherous weapon would strike us.”

The core of the Golem will be kept confidential by all three houses, but there is a small chance that information will be leaked if things get from people to people. It could be targeted, and if the traitors understand that they have something important, they might try to kill and take it.

In that regard, the Marquis of Sammons may be attacked as an important person, but since there are many escorts who strictly guard the surroundings so as not to do so, it may be safer than the family of the Duke of Sangha and the family of the Houston Border College. Well, there's also a way to put it behind my back and deposit it with my family... but considering what happened after the rendezvous with the Duke of Sangha and the Houston Frontier County, I'm sure that it would be more convenient for the Marquis of Samons to have it.

"Besides, when you hand over the food of Temma-sama's support supplies, you can make an inventory and report it in front of everyone, and then say that it is a top meeting, and you can also create an opportunity for only three people, so if you secretly hand it over at that time, you may be able to hide the trump card's identity to the last minute."

Albert was reluctantly convinced by the words of the Marquis of Samons, but there was only one major pitfall in the operation. It was pointed out that

Marquis Sammons, I understand you're being rude, but is there any evidence that Marquis Sammons is not behind this?

It was a primera. It was a remark that made me feel pretty... or that I was rude enough to think I had beaten the Marquis of Samons. Well, the House of Otori and the House of Sangha would actually say that they made it by hand, paying apologies and compensation, but it's a dangerous situation to fight if you make a mistake.

"My lord, I'm sorry for Primera."

“I'm really sorry. Later, I will make a formal apology from the Duke of Sangha.”

Me and Albert quickly bowed our heads to the Marquis of Sammons and apologized. In the meantime, Primera kept her head down.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! After all, if I were truly a traitor, it would be possible to use more than 10,000 golems to ambush and destroy the Duke of Sangha and the Houston Frontier Army. Rather, that's what Temma or Albert must point out. Well, Lord Temma was aware of the possibility, and she seemed to think of a way to retaliate... but Albert was brilliantly told."

I know you don't want me to prank you in this situation, but it would be totally wrong for me and Albert not to deal with it. In addition, Leon seems to be completely out of the question.

"Well, there's no other way but to convince me that I'm not a traitor, but it's definitely one of the most effective ways to secretly distribute nuclear material. With that in mind, what do you do?”

I'm taking care of the Marquis of Sammons.

I took the liberty of depositing it immediately and deposited the three bags containing the nucleus with the Marquis of Samons. Albert seemed a little lost, but the core of the golem was mine in the first place, so he nodded without saying a word.

"I'll take care of it... By the way, if I was really a traitor and attacked the Duke's Army and the Frontier Lord's Army, what kind of retaliation would I have had?"

And the Marquis of Sammons was a little frightened to hear,

"First, we will ensure the safety of the royal family, then we will secure the Cains, then we will fly to the territory of the Marquis of Samons, and then we will destroy them from the big city to the" Tempest "and so on." After that, we will destroy small and medium-sized villages and towns that we have left behind, and eventually destroy the Marquis's army. ”

When I told him what I had planned in the unlikely event, I was pale not only to the Marquis of Samons, but also to Albert, Leon, Primera, Jeanne, and Aura. By the way, Grandpa said, "Of course it's that," and Amur was convinced, "Well, it can't be helped."

"... yeah, well, I won't betray you, so if you fail, just ignore the realm." really..... "

If they were actually betrayed, they would first consult with the kings to find out what to do, and then they would move. "The one who sees is killed, regardless of the marquis army or marquis territory!" "... it shouldn't be like that. Maybe...

"Leon, Albert, you will have permission to greet His Majesty and form an army in the Imperial Castle." Then return to each mansion and meet with the other owners on the process of forming the army. It was a greeting to the emperor. There are many other things to do, so you'll have to work hard before you get used to them. "

Create a roster of those who remain in the Royal Capital and those who go to the battlefield to arrange weapons and food. There were many other things to do, such as contacting the territory, and even the Marquis of Samons, who was accustomed to this work, said that Albert and Leon, who were inexperienced, would not have time to sleep.

The two of them, who were about to see Hell, dropped their shoulders and went off the Mansion without strength, saying a few words of gratitude to me for the core of the golem, while the Marquis of Samons pressed them on their backs. It would never have been my fault if they had looked older than they were at first.

"It's been a long time since you've been back."

“Yeah, but didn't you just want to get involved during the trip?”

Primera was right. If the Empire invades while staying in Lindo, suspend the trip and return to the capital or postpone the stay at the Duke of Sangha's residence just in case. In the worst case, it might have been possible to stretch his legs to the border of the Houston Bay.

That's true, but no matter how well-known the Marquis of Samons was, that statement was dangerous.

"I knew that... but niisama was so unscrupulous... I can't overlook the fact that your mother and sister-in-law got involved because of niisama's tricks."

When the Sangha Duke asked if it was okay, he said, "It is your father's responsibility." It would have been pathetic if the Duke of Sangha had been involved, but it was the Duke of Sangha who traced Albert to the Duke's house, and the mistake in the trail was judged to have been a mistake in the Duke's education.

"Well, I don't have anything else to help with the Sangha Duke's house at the moment but to rent out the golem, and Albert will come if there's anything I can do, so until then, I'll just say it's quiet." The problem is when the Reformers really get in the way. The story of providing food support to the Bordeaux family will soon spread, so even if you don't rescue the kings, the Reformers will recognize the Otori family as an enemy and attack them, so just in case, let's raise the security of the mansion one more step..... "

When I seriously thought about placing an additional golem in the free space in the garden, my grandfather said, "That would make it harder for the golem to move," so I decided to give up the placement of the golem and keep the nucleus for each of them.

"Well then, if the Reformers really betray you, it's not strange to be attacked at any time, so don't be alarmed when you go out." If you need anything, put out a golem. If you can, you can escape. "

Although it is unclear whether it will really betray me or when it will attack me, I can't just stay in the Mansion, so it is the same precautions as usual, but I decided to thoroughly finish this story again.

It's about time for dinner, but it seems like you don't have to eat yet because of all the things that happened.

Me too, and I'm feeling a little tired when I get loose.

Normally it was time for dinner, but when I asked everyone, it seemed that only Grandpa and Amur were hungry, so I decided to prepare the two meals, and Primera, Jeanne and Aura decided to let them take a bath first.

I told Jeanne and Aura that I was going to prepare a meal, but if they were somewhat delicious and swollen, I wouldn't complain, so I asked Primera to take them to the bath because it was easy to prepare.

So, why did you force Jeanne and the others into the bath?

Was he deliberately stoned? My grandfather and Amur were convinced that I had talked to them and kicked them out.

Honestly, it's good to have those two, but I thought I'd better keep it a secret.

"Hmm, the secret is to do it when there are few people!" And Jeanne, anyway, Aura leaks a secret somewhere!... more than likely "

Amur thought a little and added words, but he was barely following. Well, I had that idea when I kicked him out, but I also thought I might not be able to withstand the pressure of what I'm about to tell you.

"If the reformers betray, there is a high chance of a coup in the capital. Then there will be battles all over the capital. In the midst of that chaos, I will attack the royal castle, but the forces in the castle may not be able to help all of the kings. In the worst case scenario, someone… or everyone could be abandoned.”

I'm going to help you, but I think it's too late or I can't help you at the same time. If you can't do that, you could endanger the people you've already protected and your own life. If you go to help and fall in love, it's all in vain.

"Also, if there is a battle in the city, there will definitely be residents who will try to escape into our mansion." I told the people of Kukri and Kelly that if you have a direct relationship with my family, I will protect you, but I can't do anything else. I can't take any chances without being able to distinguish myself from the enemy. Besides, even if I say that my house is bigger than a normal house, if I think about defense, I think that the limit is between (d) and three hundred people, or five hundred people, even if it can be packed. I'm sorry, but we have to prioritize people's lives over the limited number of people we can help. ”

The more chaos there is, the more impossible it is to save all lives, and I just want to avoid a situation where I can't afford to let someone I know die because I helped a stranger.

"It's unlikely, but the worst situation must be assumed... I'll help Alex and the others, but if I can't help them, criticism will gather, but if I die, I won't have any children." Besides, I think we should talk to Alex and the others about what to do in the unlikely event. Even a simple meeting will improve your chances of survival in the unlikely event of an accident. "

"At that time, please ask Grandpa to explain." So I have a favor to ask of Amur, but I want to make sure we have a place to escape in case. "

"I'll let the South know via Renitan or Lanitan." Maybe I'll show my face once before I go back to the south. "

If we can escape to the south, we may be able to counter the rebels. Well, the South will take the lead, but that's a matter for Hana-san and the kings, and it's none of my business. Once we're safe, I can fight with peace of mind.

But even if you protect 500 people, how are you going to escape to the south in that state?

"Make full use of the Dimension Bag. Everything in the Dimension Bag needs to be packed into the Velcro Bag, and the rest is discarded to create a space where you will be able to get in as much as you can. If we can't all get in, you can run with us and get out of here. Well, there are a lot of dimension bags, so I think about 500 people would be fine."

I might be able to help you if I can, but I still don't know who the enemy is.

Well then, let's round up the conversation around here, and it's time for you to make dinner.

"Hmm, otherwise Jeanne and the others would be suspicious."

That's what they said, so they put out the beef bowl that was stored in the magic bag. At some point, Seeloumal and Solomon were lined up next to Grandpa and Amur, so they were served special beef bowls (boiled vegetables without onions), but it seemed to be a little disapproved. Well, it doesn't seem like it didn't fit my mouth because I was replacing it.

To the Primera who came back from the bath while the grandfathers were replacing them, I took out an old man who used the soup that was also made and ate it with me, but after finishing eating, Primera went back to her room early saying that she might have caught a cold.

"Temma is lonely and sleeps alone... I'm sorry to hear that."

"No, I don't sleep with you every day." Besides, I want to try something today. "

I try to sleep together as much as possible after I get married, but it is not uncommon to sleep separately when I want to do something like today.

"You're getting used to being teased... it's not funny." So, what are you going to do? "

"I thought I'd try to mass-produce a golem with a little better performance." If you think about it, the golems you gave Leon aren't very useful in the room. ”

I remembered that the core of the golem I handed over would create a body out of the surrounding soil and stone if I placed it on the ground with magic power, but it would not be a fighting force at all if it was in a room where there was no object that would form the basis of the body, or on something that would not solidify (mud, sand, water, etc.).

"We have to tell the marquis about this right away." So, are you going to put a magic bag on the core like Jeanne and Aura's scorpion to work in such a situation? ”

No, it would be too much of a hassle to mass-produce, so I'm going to embed the core in my body from the beginning like a knightly golem.

The idea is to make a golem that looks like a metal mannequin and put armor on that golem. The image is the living armor that appears in the game, and I'm trying to make it lighter by hollowing out the mannequin and increase my defense with armor. If I could do what I imagined, I would be able to move closer to the Knight Golem I gave Primera. However, since we intend to make a single nucleus, the overall performance will be inferior.

"Hmm, it's a stalemate in places where ordinary golems can't be used." If it becomes a mass-production type, it might be easier to use something that is balanced rather than a slow performance. "

My grandfather also agreed with me (even though he would not help me), so I tried to build a prototype all night. The point is that it's a simplified version of a Leiden or Cavalier golem, so I could have made a prototype right away... but when I made it, I noticed some weaknesses outside of its capabilities.

"Don't take more space than you think." Besides, it's going to cost you a lot of money..... "

While recalling the human-type plastic model, it was easy to use alchemy and magic. However, due to the strength of the mannequin materials, it was necessary to use something more than magic iron, and the armor and weapon that the mannequin was equipped with had to match the size. And above all, they need at least enough armor.

Now it's just a prototype, so it's not that much, but if you mass-produce it, it will squeeze the capacity of dimensional bags and magic bags.

It's less than half the size of a knight-type golem, but its performance is less than one-tenth... Is there any point in making a mass-production type?

In this case, I seriously thought that it might be better to take a little time to make a few performance items close to the Knight Golem, but I realized that it was impossible because there was not enough material, and I was very worried about what to do with the mass production type.